New-to-me Sony Trinitron KV-1710

[Popester]

Upon closer look at the photos that cabinet is in really great shape as even the rabbit ears are all there with the orange tips and aren’t even bent.

[AdamAnt316]

Once again, thanks for the replies!

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

The earlier Sony CRT's seemed to stand up better. I seem to think that they were still made in Japan. The ones, made in California didn't last as long.
It sure is a nice example of a well-kept set. It was worth getting.

Good to know, thanks! Hope that's true of this set; the sticker on the back of the cabinet says Made In Japan, though I haven't opened the set to look at the CRT itself. And yes, I do believe it was well worth the $25 I paid for it.

Originally Posted by Popester

Price of tv then was a bunch of money in ‘70 or ‘72. At least it was before the troubled SG613 gated switch design that most techs hated working on. Sony TVs are kind of like timex watches logo. “It takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Not sure if Sony’s logo was research makes the difference or if they were using Sony no baloney by then.

In the full ad I linked to above, the 1710 carried a $50 premium over the MGA 17" solid-state set also being offered. Speaking of which, were 17" TV sets common back in the day? It seems that 19" was a more typical size among tabletop and/or "portable" TVs in general, and this is the first 17" set I've knowingly seen, though perhaps I've confused them in the past.

Originally Posted by Popester

Upon closer look at the photos that cabinet is in really great shape as even the rabbit ears are all there with the orange tips and aren’t even bent.

As I mentioned, I bought this set from the original owner, who took very good care of it. The 'rabbit ears' are the original Sony AN-14, and other than missing spade lugs on the end of its cable, it's in great shape. One odd thing about this set is that it uses binding posts for antenna connectors instead of the usual screw terminals. Not sure I've ever seen that on another older TV, and I've connected game consoles to many different two-dialers over the years...
-Adam